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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
TIE NORTH STATE.
NEWS MOTIFS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE AT RALEIGa.
The Tobacco Karket-Recovering-Hotel
sold-Bailroad Eews-wsather Sig
nals-A Strange Creature.
fsnecial telegram % the Dlspatch.I

RALEIGH. n. c., August 1.-During
July only seven licenses were issued to
dummers by the State Treasurer, and
of this number four were for North
Carolina houses.
Reports from Madison county, the
principal tobacco growing county west
OF the Blue Ridge. say the crop is the
most uneytn ever raised there, and the
acreage is only about half that OF last
year. The advance Of tobacco in all the
markets Of tbs state is over l0J per
cent. on last seasons prices.
The representatives of the railroad
and steamboat companies in the South
en- Association meet at Asheville to-
moTow TO establish a tariff and other
rates. # is an adjourned meeting from
one rccCuty held at Old Point.
Ix-Congressman 4. Il. Vance is re-
ported to DC rapidly recovering froln
his recent critical illness.
GonNal K. I. IoSc, president Of the
Georgia and North Carolina road, the
northern terminus OF which is to be at
Monroe, informed Your correspondent
io-day that tie WORK Of gradlngi is pro-
crossing with great dispatch.
The atlantic Hotel ut Norehcad City
was sold to-day. The purchaser was
Dr. George ". Blackuall. of Raleigh,
md the price paid $lS. 800.
The revenue collections IN this dis
tnct in July were $1,000
Signal, Of the State weather service
to-day began 10 lo sent from Charlotte.
HcrcicioIe they have been sent from
this Office.
4 ny sc r;ous occurrence took place
yesterday at the farm Of Colo
mel 4. T.. andrews, west OF this
city, ON the Chapol-Hi.l road.
a young lady discovered what was
supposed TO be a young colorcd man
in s.atc Of nudity. The lady gave
the alaIm. when Mrs. r. g. Bagwell.
vie OF abe manager Of the farm, cane
TO her relief, mon which the creature
made Of or all-fours The neighbor-
hood Nas aroused and pursuit was
made. Tie strange being was tracked
to the swamp near by, when traces Of
i were lost. The creature IS described
rs being Of q reddish color The lady
asserts positively that it is human
Icing. Pursuit will be Kept mp. Mr..
BaPwcl WAS in the city to-day, and
laid the matter before the authorities,
in expectation Of getting aid in the
way OF capture.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
NohE0LK AND PORTSMOUTH.
"'"'h Property saie-per.ousI
Notes. Sc.
'N'Ie'Honfcnce of the Richmond Dispa,chl
\ .AL.n....

''''Vice OF the Richmond Dispatch.1
~ :. NORFOLK, August !, 1887.
Nj WI; rank a. Roth. proprietor of the
, W. 'o.ahts Saloon. on Roanoke ave
LUG ole" last night suddenly of a con
t'huNe chill He was yonn0 and
Ss''ohg man, and had been down with
i''er Yer several days. brought on by
neat ptostration. lie WAS M the head
81 I1,'hg tcoeyolent Protective Order Of
I,iNS here, and belonged to other or
t,@','.<aiions. he leaves wife and
children. NV '''''
al The Churchland-Academy pro-
I'i'E at CAHrchland. Norfolk county.
was sold at auction to-day for s.. GJ6 /:
" H' Carney purchaser.
IT. Nld. Christian, Of Tanners Creek
0.'-'oaos, having been prostrAtod
~ heat, has had to rclinquish practice
ana leave for the mountains.
g, htey' George J. Holiday, pastor Of
Aefkicy-Aycnuc Baptist church. is
spending q month in Mathews county.
i'is congregation pres ntcL hin wiki
pursy before be lett.
me shippers Compress Company, Of
u4s ciiy, have determined f. remove
an thor machinery from Norfolk aud
locate IN Georgia.
HE Chesapeake ard Ohio Railroad
company have leased the MCCULLOUGH
Nhari property for term Of years. the
bpsinCs OF the company in Norfolk re-
iuhluE an increase Of wharf facilities.
Captain ". $. Muse, Of the marine
tnr"css, las SO far recovered fr0m his
iie illness as to Lave the hospital AMI
report for duty.
ias>' G-Assistlut-Surgeon George p.
Lumsd,n, OF Richmond, wa4 Il tachel
iIom the r,cciying-sl6p franklin on
saturday ana goes on waiting orders.
Two hundred thousand watermclons
were shipped from hero Saturday.
lie com crops are immense al along
the Sca5oard road. and the only apprc-
tension Ci the farmers on the Black
water, Mchorin, NottoEay. and Ron.
nohe rlycrs now is damage from fresh
cts e tie heavy rams continue.
IhGc were twelve marriages in Nor-
folk during July, thihy-one IN Norfolk
county, and siA IN Portsmouth.
lm.ng the year just ended - per
cent. @. the Portsmouth negroes who
died were without medical attendance,
and about the same ratio the year be-.
lore. III was about the same among
tie negroes O.! Norfolk, who, either
from sd oratltion or lear Of cost, are
very ay,rse TO calling in doctor
lev -. J.. Owen, -. D., pastor OF
Comt-Suoct BAPTIST church, hes been
crauted one months leave Of absence
to travel in the interest Of the State
Board ot iorcicn Missions.
Rev. 81. T.. Button, the evangelist,
is condncting lIotracted meeting et
IucLo. swamp church, near Zmi
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
arrested fer Assisting in Mcaari.
giles Escape.


CHcAao. August DIR. St. John,
owner Of the schooner Blake, and who
is believed to have personally assisted
McGarigie to escape, was arrested tnis
morning 1T the brcakfast-table by In
spcctor Ronfeld. The Doctor Was ut
once taken before a magistrate. and,
waving examination. furnished bail
for so, coo, j.. Is. Fisk becoming sure
~. Jauitor Del, st. Johns supposed
assistant in the escape, has not been
arrested. although o warrant is out for
him. lie was found at the County
Hospital complaining Of being sick. \
GUARD WAS left with Dell until it could
lie ascertained whether he was in q
condition TO be moved. DR.. 81 John
waived examination III accordance with
the advice of his attorney, ". +. Eos
ter, Of the Anlrchist-triai notOrioty.
Fisk, wholesale milliner, who went DIR.
st. Johns bail, schedules property az
cregating s., 000,0O0.
4 second bondsman was required OF
Or. st. John, but after many hours
search could not be found The Doc
tor had been confident that Columbus
Il. Cummings, the gas magnate, would
become his surely. Notwithstanding
incessant urging, Cummings failed to
put in tn appearance, and late III the
afternoon Dr. st. John was immured
in cell. The technical charge against
him is conspiracy against the people in
aiding McGarigle's escape. Conviction
entails penalty Of three years impri-
sonment ut hard labor or fine OF
u .UCO.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
acVTIIERN FLOODS.
Serious .,amage TO Property in Au-
Eusfn. Ca.--SO I.iVes Loaf.
~ telegraph 20 The Dispa,ch.l

10y telegraph ~ t4H Ul7Fhi'l.l
AUGUSTA. August There aye two
breaks in the canal, and the damage
viii probably shut mp the factories for
some Gays. The loss to the city from
high water will reach a hundred thou
sand dollars. The loss to planters can
not he estimated. 1t involves almost
TIE total destruction Of crops in the Sa-
vannah Valley. The river is falling
rapidly.
augusta has narrowly escaped a great
calamity. More than three fourihs of
the city vas covered with water from
one 10 SIX feet deep. The greatest
damage IS 10 the streets and sewers,
and not much TO property in the city.
Some industries sUl.red. and there Will
be & loss from the stopping OF the mills
hut il t. impossible to estimate the loss
TO tho 1ilerent interest,". Tho city VIII
be the greatest loser IN the damage to
the canal and to The streets. The water
is roccding rapidly from the main
streets, except III upper Greene street,
whore q break occurred in the third
level Of the canal The business
portion of the city was not flooded
IT all. Al fears have disappeared, and
every one is thankful that there has
been 10 Joss Of life and comparatively
small damage 20 property when the cx-
tent OF tie callmity threatened Is con-
sidcrcd. III day Sunday the mum
dated portions Of the city were navi-
gated by boats. Ferries were estab-
ilshcd al street corners and boatmen
Gid a pIoht@blo business in rowing citi-
zens from one part to another. The
indications now are favorable. The
clouds have disappeared and q pleasant
breeze prevails which will soon dry up
the streets. There has been no inter
ruption of business except with the fac
tories and shops. Travel has been in
tcrruptcd by washouts. but regular
trains vii soon be resumed on all tie
roads.
The flood hos nearly subsidod. The
lossWill not exceed so, O90. The dam
age to the canal is not as great as at
first reported. Some mills will b. run
uing III few days. The heavy rains
have beaten the cotton into the ground
ON thcuflands, and the corn and cotton
crops il the bottom lands have been
mined. Some counties report the
'qmaoe 70 crops at 500, 900. But it is
;i0posai'lc iDostmata the loss, 20 great
aid general Las been the damage to
he growing crop.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
From the Coke Regions.

PITTsHrEGu, August 1.-The last Of
the Pinkcrton guards, fifty in number,
were withdrawn from the coke regions
to-day and passed through this city
this afternoon On route 10 their homes
in Chicago. The coke-workers made
no demonstration on their leaving.
President Himmel, of the Miners
Association at West Leisenring. was
arrested yesterday and held in Sl,0)0
bail on the Charge Of conspiracy and
interfering with men at work. de was
one OF the principal leaders in the
strike, and his arrest caused some ex-
element.
This evening the coke-workers COM
mencod voting TO decide which of the
rival labor organizations-the knights
Of Labor or the Miners Amalgamated
Associations to be absorbed by the
other. The feeling between the mem
bers Of the two associations is SO bitter
that the Amalgamated officials have re-
fused to meet with the Knights Of La
Dor in conference with the operators
looking to final adoption of sliding
scale Of wages.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
NnrnfOcn Hncca.

lily telegraph ~ ne Dispatch
SEATOOA, Y. y, August 1.-The at
tendance 1T the races to-day was fair
for an extra dav. The track was in .
fair condition and the weather beau
tlfnl.
First race one mile-Queen Eliza
beth won; Harry Russell second, Safe
Fan third. Time, 1;lj.
Secorl race sweepstakes for all
ages-onc mile and Il quarter-Swift
won; linnctte second, Springfield
third. Tine, 2:l3.
Third racc-one mile and furlong--
Pomona vol; Bronzomarte second,
YosburG third. Time, 2:D0i.
Fourth race-three quarters of a
mile-Lelax won ; Santa Clans second,
Harrodsburg third. Time, l:l9.
Fifth mce-threc quarters Of amile--
Tambourt tie won Belle Taw second,
Avery third. Time, 1:l7l.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
Kentucky Election.

lDg t''hihtA " AA' OA'tht'.-'
LOUISVILLE, August L. Elections for
the State and legislative officers of Ken
lucky passed off quietly to-day. The
Labor and Prohibition vote is smaller
than was anticipated. In Louisville
the Democratic majority ia about
2,CC0-a Democratic gaia OF nearly
1900 over the last election. The city
elects solid Democratic legislative
ticket, and defeats local option by a
heavy majority. County and city give
a Democratic majority of 3, 900.
Meagre returns from the State indi-
cate Republican gains, but the follow
ing Democratic ticket estimated ma
jority will be from $4,000 TO 10000 ::
Governor, Simon Bolivar Buckner I;
Acknowledgement, G.. ". Bryan !;
Auditor, Fayette Hewitt; Treasurer,
,. ". late +; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, W. Ii.
Hardin; Superintendent of Public In
struction, }. ID Pickett; Land Regis
ter. Thomas Corbett.
General Buckner appears to have run
ahead of his ticket, and tie Den Ocratlc
losses are mainly in local contests.
Lexington gave its first Democratic
majority in several ycnrs. The Legis-
latlIre Will be largely Democratic, and
will elect United States senator in Jan
uary to succeed Senator Beck.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
An Expert Fo-ger Arrested.

lBy telegraph TO the DispaicnI
CHICAGO, August IA. J. Whitman,
book-keeper for the Central Union
Telephone Company, was arrested to-
day for forgery, and waving an exami-
nation, was committed to the Criminal
Court under S25, 900 bonds. He has
been in the employ of the telephone
company three years. is an expert ac
countant and skilled penman. He
forged two checks for 22O, 800 each, on
each of which he forged three sigma
lures so skilfully that the checks We're
paid. For these forgeries the banks
interested had Whitman arrested yes
terday. The telephone company to-day
discovered that Whitman had robbed
them of $4,000 in addition to the
above-named forgeries. Whitman
could not find bondsmen and went to
iail.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02

r.,ta or ~ Ga Citizen-Tae 10
hnccn Marriott.


a-t.,,grsrn % the Dispa'cal
...rro. VA, August l. Inc nc
.... Sir. calvin Ford, one OF 'n3 5
. md host-known citizens VI
I, lrr,. occurred Sunday e' S,la,
..r,.cl. lie was native OF I'm
It om.iv. and was IN his ei8ns', otG
s.r Hc came 10 Lynchburg IN l94 ~
..It.i L.eu extensively engag.SSue ~
conjecture Of tobacco uhlll i1o
,r.1,,srsaqo. He had been ms e'i,
Ir II tie BAPTIST church hity-n'0
.,r. ~, of.cr-
I.e Tobacco association TINS a,.V -
,ooa adopted resolutions OF resP9 ',o;t.
81. memory and appointed COMMIT nun
t.enf uali-bearers 10 attend MS IN ~,
rI wii.h takes place from the l r, aa
BAPTIST church tomorrow morn." sous
lI O'Clock. Mr. Ford leaves iSui nros.
60 upply his place-ali WORTHY
n fine .'' REGULAR monthly meeting ,soo o,
III, Toj,sc1o Association this aitern" NO.
ue ,.crrtary reported the totai Sa and
f.r Univ 10 be 1926, 600 Pouin.ass., 9 7To
iar the '' wear al 70 August LIST l2i' DO ~
pounds. atter OF
Mr. bowman called up the i i,,e since
ihe $50 appropriated some ,' Home at
Tor the benefit Of the Soldiers ;nyested
Richmond, and ordered to De .a'N No
~ fancy tobacco for that parfg oyest the
Opportunity having offered 70 ,nnsociation
money 10 advantage, the .ssmitted in
ordered that amount TO pe n will
cash to the proper antholI'' n"ce 10 Mr..
accordingly be RENTED ~ - Sd the home.
Cayce, one Of the trustees - county,
Leonidas Milton, OF Bcdic'p ouman
WHO shot and killed ClirEo ii DAYS
(eolored) about dog ses s,sd Il tho
Since, Was this morning elsed taken
rolling mills. near this CITY, -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
Ianes Ciiy Demoerais.

ToANO, Va, August !, 1887.
a meeting of the Democrats OF
James City county was held on the
2cth of July for the purpose of
sending delegates 10 the Roanoke
convention, but on account Of an
insufficient notice having been given Of
the said meeting the chairman Of the
county called another meeting on the
LIST day OF August, at which the Demo
crazy was fully represented.
Upon motion, G. A. Branch was
elected delegate and ID. W. Mansion
alternate to the Roanoke convention.
Upon motion to reorganize the party.
G. A. Branch WIS elected county chair
man, ID. W. Spencer secretary, and ID.
w. Mansion treasurer.
1t was then moved that the proceed
isgs OF this meeting be sent to the Dis
patch for publication.
ID. w. SPENCER, Chairman.
II. c. l.. Martin, Secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02

GhcN Stake TrO-ble ~ Lexington
nnh EnIcany EnlIs.

~ 0eiIl Telegram 20 the Dspetch.l
BucoSY FAILS, Va, August l.
Seven coaches flied with negro cxcur-
sionists arrived ut Lexington to-day.
4 few minutes before the train left this
afternoon "a difficulty took place be-
tween tie oNcursiuuists and number
of colur,d people at Lexington. The
uolicc iLtcTfcrcd and succeeded in
aiIesting one OF the rioters One or
two Of the negroes shot from the car
windows with pistols. The train WAS
moving off At the time. Two policemen
were ordered to board the train and
capture the fellows. and ab0ut this
time Conductor Goodman. Of the train,
VAS struck over the head by one of the
cXcursioniSts. When the train reached
Last Lexington a mob gathered
around che OF the policemen who
was aboard aud pushed him
and lis companion from the tram.
Nhenthe cXCur>iOnistsT reached Balcony
Fails pistol WAS fired and many stones
thrown into the crowd, striking the teie-
Graph operator and several Others, but
none were hnrt to any extent. The fol-
lowing telegram was sent to the chief
Of police at Lynchburg 4" Have force
Of fifteen or twenty good men meet eX-
cur,ion train at tower just west OF VIZ
oinia Midland junction on arrival to-
pjelt. ABOUT $50 o'clock. There u q
rough party ON board. They struck
one policeman a Lexington to-day and
saw they won't be taken. They ar all
armed. VIII have car-doorS locked.
signed GOoDMAN, Conductor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
Warrington NOies.
tRr relerranh 10 the nl.natcn.l


WAsHrGroN, August THE State
Department is notified of the death in
Janan Of the wiicof Unital-States-Min-
ister Hubbard, after IN illness OF many
months.
Mrs. John 4. Logan he's arrived at
her home in this city. She is reported
to be in Il serious condition. Il is said
that her shouldcf-blade, which was dis
located, will have to be reset, as the first
operation was somewhat of failure.
The War Department WAS this alter
noon informed OF the death of General
SamuelJones, an employee of the Judge
Advocate Generals Office, at Bedford
Springs, Pa, Sunday evening Jones
was born in Virginia in 1920, and after
passing through West Point Military
Academy served in the army until the
breaking out of the late war, when he
resigned to enter the Confederate ser
vice, in which ho rose to the rank OF
General.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02

10y N4tsIaIu ~ ttiS bt-PAs'A-l
CAMDEN, \. j., August In South
Camden this evening William Wiltshire,
worthless drunkard. shot and killed
his wife, a justice of the peace named
Darr, and himself, all within few
minutes. Dar was an influential
colored man. Mrs. Wiltshire had gone
to his Office to lodge acomplaint against
her husband for failure to obey an or
der of the court to pay her Sc per week
for the support OF herself and three
children. Wiltshire followed her to the
Justices Office and found her telling
her story. He at once drew a heavy
revolver, shot and killed his wife, then
Darr, and then went in the street and
blew out his own brains.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02

~ A. ~fAf w. 80 40
Market qui0t.
Quotations.
MlDDLiSO.--l0Ac.
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Mesn temperature. ..........
shot at "a Cam p.Meeting.

Especial telegram 70 she Dispatcn.l
ONANcocE, Va, August Late yes
tcrday afternoon John Violet, Il young
white mechanic, became involved in a
quarrel with q negro named White at
tie Methodist Episcopal camp-meeting
at Tarksley station. liot words passed,
and the negro seized fcnce-rail and
struck at Violet. Violet then drew n
pistol and shot The negro in the left
groin, inficting probably a fatal wound.
Violet took to the woods and eluded
the ofl;cers who went to arrest him.
To. day he took the steamer Tangier at
Onancock for Baltimore. The report
that the negro is dead lacks confirma-
ton, but the doctors do lot think he
can live.
William Ohio Warren died at Pungo-
league yesterday Of consumption, and
was buried III Cnancoek this afternoon.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
THp RICHMOND sPArOH-TUEsDAY AUGUST 8 1887

! been his purpose TO feel free
90 absent himself from the
capital and the White House as he
should feel disposed during this month
and TO make no engagements which
would require his presence at any
stated time. 1t is probable that he
will leave here in the last days OF Sep
TENDER and go directly to st. Louls.
and from there to Kansas Cay, 81.
Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chi
cago, Nashville, and Atlanta. The St.
| ouis and Atlanta dates being fixed, it
will not be practicable to deviate much
from this programme. The journey
will be made by the ordinary route Of
travel between the cities named, and
the disposition of the President will
be TO see as much of the country and
people on his route as will be consis-
tent with the limited time and positive
1uCaOefppntS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02

"a IA. ----~-----------
nation ny, at his preliminary cxami.
the ara ms afternoon he was sent on 70
dofapl, Of Jury and lodged in jail ia
and c,, maurice Moore, an old citizen
civ e end o. the wcalthiest men in the
M, I p prominent member Of the
IN or5 y" p,ist church, is lying critically
tine c"" his death is only matter Of
90, ron. 3. johnson Barbour is in the
ycSi;o Un his way to the Roanoke con.
no y, pf. Pagan. of Danville. filed
vc w.. rs'pit OF The First Baptist church
Vs''iuay, and preached two admirabl
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02

readiness TO march into Afghanistan to
suppress the reyoltof the Ameers enc
mics in the interior. The proclamation
adds: Il can suppress the Ghilzsis
without them but they remain ready
in case Russia takes advantage of the
rebellion to invade the country The
Ameer invites IT, rebels to return to
their homes, and says he will only
punish the chiefs of the insurrection.
He warns Great Britain against per-
hitting Ayoub Khan to approach the
frontier. The opponents Of the Ameer
explain that in issuing the proclamation
the Amer is playing his last trump
card, az he finds that the people value
his alliance with England more than
they value the Ameer himself.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
Cumberland Court WORK.

Correspondence Of the Richmond DiSpH"hi
CUMBERLAND, July %, 1891.
JUDGE Dabney has just adjourned the
July term of the County Court OF this
county. At this end the preceding
term a final disposition was made OF all
the indictments against the band OF
Ir,clars that have for several years
committed 70 many depredations IN the
lover end Of this county. The con
yictious we're almost entirely due to
tbe evidence given by Tom Armstead;
NE loader OF the band, who would
have been slightly punished but Tor
his emitting Messrs. Lancaster, Adams
and Acce, who attempted to secure
him in Jail to prevent his breaking OUT
For tbese assaults he was sentenced to
The nenitentiary for seven years. The
otbt,s were convicted for terms from
ten To- twenty.seven years for their
sCyor,l offences Several other feio-
,;'s ", r. tried at this term amounting
-. ~ twcntv.four or five, eleven felony
noses bcjng tried on one OF the days OK OK
,be fern. Seven convicted ieionS VII!
he taken TO the penitenhafy next
week
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
Arier wcGarigIc.

~ IVIVgIaI'H 70 NC Ul7F-1VV'~I
CHICAGO, August IA telegram
from Sarnia, Ontario, filed at l o'clock
this morning, says instructions have
hecn received from States-Attorney
Grinnell, Of Chicago, and the chief Of
police to arrest McGarigle on an in
dictment issued at Montreal. The
Salnia CHIEF Of police has not been
able TO find him, and the snppOsition
is that he has left the town.
WAsnIxoToN, August lit is said
at the State Department this evening
that no steps have been taken by the
Chicago authorities before that de
psrtment to secure McGarigle's extra
dition from Canada.